45.8% of the Inmate Population had a Prior Commitment

Prior commitment refers to any previous occasion that an inmate served time in the Florida prison system. This does not include supervision, such as probation. Nor does it include inmates who may have been in county jails in Florida, in other state systems or in the Federal prison system.

The percentage of inmates in prison on June 30, 2013, who had been in Florida prisons previously has slightly increased over last fiscal year from 45.2% in 2012 to 45.8% in 2013.

Of all inmates, 20.9% had been in prison in Florida once before, 10.6% had been in twice before, and 14.3% had been in three or more times before.

Percent of Inmate Population with Prior
Commitments to Florida’s Prison System on June 30 Compared Over Five Years